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The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is an Australian Government -owned statutory corporation . It operates one of the largest rail networks in the nation spanning 8,500km across five states, 39 worksites. ARTC continues to expand the network through major infrastructure projects including Inland Rail, which is a new 1,700km freight ...
Electrification of the Sydney network had been recommended by a Royal Commission in 1909, and in the Bradfield plan of 1915. John Bradfield recommended using 1,500 V DC, and this was supported by a conference of Railway Commissioners in 1922 who were anxious to avoid a repeat of the different track gauges used in each state. By this time, the ...
"Perfect" is the fourth and final single released from Canadian rock band Simple Plan's debut album, No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002). It became a top-40 hit in the band's native Canada as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. The single's B-side, "Happy Together", is a cover of the 1967 Turtles song.
Welcome to the Australian roads portal. This portal is designed to give an overview of articles associated with the roads in Australia, predominantly with a focus on the roads themselves, but also on their history, associated infrastructure, and other related topics. Work on the portal and its articles is managed at WikiProject Australian Roads.
A GPS tracking unit, geotracking unit, satellite tracking unit, or simply tracker is a navigation device normally on a vehicle, asset, person or animal that uses satellite navigation to determine its movement and determine its WGS84 UTM geographic position ( geotracking) to determine its location. [1] Satellite tracking devices may send special ...
Rail transport in Australia is a component of the Australian transport system. It is to a large extent state -based, as each state largely has its own operations, with the interstate network being developed ever since Australia's federation in 1901. As of 2022, the Australian rail network consists of a total of 32,929 kilometres (20,461 mi) of ...
Global Energy Monitor. Global Energy Monitor ( GEM) is a San Francisco –based non-governmental organization which catalogs fossil fuel and renewable energy projects worldwide. GEM shares information in support of clean energy and its data and reports on energy trends are widely cited by governments, media, and academic researchers.
Road signs in Australia are regulated by each state's government, but are standardised overall throughout the country. In 1999, the National Transport Commission, or NTC, created the first set of Rules of the Road for Australia. [1] Official road signs by standard must use the AS1744 series fonts, based on the US' Highway Gothic typeface.